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Press Release
Parks Group Urges Congress Not to Cut National Park Funding as Short-Term Agreement is Made to Avoid Shutdown
"Congress must hit reset and come to an agreement on a funding bill that invests more in our national parks, not less." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Press Release
Parks Group Supports Interior’s Decision to Close National Parks if Congress Unable to Pass Funding Bill
"DOI's decision to close national parks is the only way to ensure the safety of park visitors and protection of our most treasured resources." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and…
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Press Release
Long-Awaited North Cascades Grizzly Plan Should Restore Threatened Population
"Restoring grizzly bears to the North Cascades will enshrine the wild character of the park, and honor our shared commitment to coexist with all creatures, big and small."—Graham…
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Press Release
Parks Group Raises Warning as Park Service Prepares for Shutdown with No Funding Deal in Sight
“As our country barrels towards a government shutdown, our national parks and park staff have no choice but to prepare for the worst-case scenario and that’s closing the parks."…
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Blog Post
What a Federal Government Shutdown Means for National Parks
If Congress fails to pass appropriations bills by deadline, the federal government will shut down. This puts the National Park Service in the unfortunate but necessary position of having to…
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Press Release Representative Ruiz, California Desert Advocates Support Monumental Proposal "The Chuckwalla National Monument and Joshua Tree National Park expansion, as envisioned, are poised to become the largest protected area of the Colorado Desert bioregion." —Luke Basulto, California Desert Program Manager with the National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release California Protects Greater Joshua Tree Landscape from Contentious Project with New Legislation The Eagle Crest project would threaten the national park, wildlife, and desert water sources.
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Press Release Conservationists File Lawsuit to Protect Imperiled Ghost Orchid Without the federal protections afforded by the Endangered Species Act, the ghost orchid could very well become the next victim of our extinction crisis.
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Press Release Biden Administration Working Group Shares Recommendations to Protect Communities and Cherished Landscapes from Harmful Mining "From Alaska’s Brooks Range to Florida’s Everglades, mining proposals near national parks continue to threaten drinking water, clean air, fragile wildlife habitat and surrounding communities." – Charlie Olsen, Climate Policy Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post A First for Modern Latino History Thanks to the advocacy of César E. Chávez, millions of farmworkers today have safer working conditions and union rights. The first national monument dedicated to a contemporary Latino American bears his name.
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Press Release Last Oil and Gas Lease in the Badger-Two Medicine Retired Blackfeet traditionalists and conservationists reach historic settlement agreement with leaseholder, ending 40-year struggle to prevent oil and gas drilling on public lands sacred to the Blackfeet Nation.
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Magazine Article Battle Lines For decades, advocates have defended Manassas National Battlefield Park from one threat after another. Now with the specter of a massive data center project looming, they may be facing their biggest fight yet.
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Magazine Article On The Brink What happens when erosion, rising seas, a national park and a beach community collide?
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Magazine Article 'Peace, Life & Tingly Happiness' Photographer Matt Brass and filmmaker Jesse Brass carefully planned a visit to South Dakota to shoot Badlands National Park. A winter storm changed everything.
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Magazine Article ‘How We Heal’ The Blackfeet Nation’s effort to restore bison reached a milestone this summer with the release of a free-roaming herd onto sacred lands adjacent to Glacier National Park.
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Magazine Article Buzz Kill A high-tech mission to save critically endangered forest birds takes flight at Haleakalā National Park.
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Magazine Article Killer on the Road Cars helped make national parks America’s most beloved landscapes — and wreaked havoc on wildlife. What will it take to repair the damage?
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Magazine Article A Stitch in Time Volunteer crafters use yarn to highlight climate change in national parks.
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Magazine Article A Clam Conundrum Olympic’s razor clam population has been struggling for years. Is disease to blame?
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Magazine Article Lead Proof A recent ballistics discovery at Fort Necessity National Battlefield confirmed where the French and Indian War began.
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Press Release Biden Administration Joins Advocates at Graball Landing for Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument Dedication Emmett Till's murder started a chain reaction, driving everyday Americans across the country to stand and be counted as part of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Blog Post 7 Tips for Telling Your Park Story Like a Documentary Photographer We love national park photos, but posed images can’t tell the whole story — especially years later. An award-winning documentary photographer shares how to turn your family adventure into cherished memories.
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Blog Post A Best-Kept Secret at Lake Clark Is in Danger — Cook Inlet Beluga Whales Cook Inlet beluga whales live close to a national park, as well as Alaska’s largest city. Yet with 330 or so left in the wild, they're also an endangered population. Here’s why they matter.
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Press Release National Park Economic Report at Odds with Congressional Proposals to Slash Funding National park visitors supported record-setting economic benefits in 2022. Why are some members of Congress proposing budget cuts?
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Press Release EPA Again Postpones Ozone Reconsideration, Putting National Park Wildlife and Nature at Risk "There is no question that today’s decision means more detrimental effects on national parks and the ecosystems integral to their survival." - Ulla Reeves, Campaigns Director of the National Parks Conservation Association’s Clean Air Program
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Blog Post Explore the Smokies 8 reasons to add Great Smoky Mountains National Park to your bucket list — from its biodiversity and bluish haze to long human history.
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Blog Post National Parks Are in Climate Distress. This Law is One Step Toward a Solution. A year after its passage, 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act remains a historic climate investment in national parks. It can’t be the only one.
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Press Release Federal Court Ruling Favors Wyoming Coal Plants, Threatening Communities and Parks Ruling presents a setback for human health and national park scenic views, including Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Badlands National Parks.
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Press Release Federal Court Ruling Again Lets Utah’s Worst Polluters off the Hook from Cleaning Up Emissions The court decision will harm human health and ruin views in national parks.
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